# 赴 — proceed to

赴 means “proceed to”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu). Kun'yomi: おもむ(く) (omomuku). You'll see it in words such as 赴く (omomuku, “to go in the direction of; to proceed toward”).

- Meaning: proceed to
- On'yomi: フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi: おもむ(く) (omomuku)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 3

## How to remember 赴

Parts: 走 run · 卜 mark

## Words with 赴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 赴く | おもむく (omomuku) | to go in the direction of; to proceed toward |

## Don't confuse it with

[走](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/run/) · [起](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/get-up/) · [徒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/follower/) · [越](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cross-over/)

## More in the “Moving 3” set

[往](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/) · [墜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crash-down/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [践](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-into-practice/) · [伏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lie-prone/) · [赴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/) · [跳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hop/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/. Last updated 2026-11-01.